Unfortunate ad placements continue
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Spotted yesterday was this unfortunate ad placement by Emirates airline.The ad was placed on The Straits Times's online edition, next to a tragic article on a missing plane with 18 passengers dead.Unfortunately, Emirates' ad runs cheerfully next to it, assuring customers they can sleep "ridiculously well" in its business class seats.To be fair, in the fast-paced world of advertising and news, this is not the first incident we've seen. Here are a few other brands that have been in the same plight.LOOK The worst place to advertise suitcasesLOOK Do you really want your ad placed here?
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